We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live coiled in shells of loneliness until love leaves its high holy temple and comes into our sight to liberate us into life.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People often live in isolation until love frees them to engage with life.
- In plain terms
- Love helps us escape loneliness and live fully.
- What can you take from it?
- Let love guide you out of isolation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does love change your daily life?
- What walls keep you coiled?
Another view
Relying on love alone may not solve deep psychological isolation.
More from Maya Angelou
I am capable of what every other human is capable of. This is one of the great lessons of war and life.
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